Streetsboro Street #127

Elisha Loomis (1780-1856), who erected the first saw and grist mill in Hudson, built this Gothic Revival home in 1853. In 1834 the property was sold to Loomis' niece and her husband, Justus Herrick (1801-1882), who also operated a saw mill in town. The home once stood at South Main Street and Ravenna, but was moved to this location in the 1920s.

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Elisha Loomis (1780-1856), who erected the first saw and grist mill in Hudson, built this Gothic Revival home in 1853. In 1834 the property was sold to Loomis' niece and her husband, Justus Herrick (1801-1882), who also operated a saw mill in town. The home once stood at South Main Street and Ravenna, but was moved to this location in the 1920s.

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William Moos (1919-1984) was a painter, architect and beloved arts and crafts teacher. He also directed the art department at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio. Mr. Moos was reared in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and studied architecture at St. John's College and Yale University. He later practiced architecture in New York City and worked as a field engineer and interior designer before coming to the academy in 1945. He was responsible for the design work for the restoration of Western Reserve Academy's Chapel and Christ Church Episcopal in Hudson, Ohio. He had a keen sense of historic preservation of buildings and served as a founding member of the Hudson Heritage Association. Later in life he also served as a lobbyist for the American Civil Liberties Union.